Luke 11:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτὸς δὲ εἶπεν, Μενοῦνγε, μακάριοι οἱ ἀκούοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ φυλάσσοντες αὐτόν.

Transliteration

But he eipen, Menounge, makarioi the ones akouontes the logon of Theou, and phulassontes it.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
• *Menounge*: particle of strong affirmation - rather/indeed/on the contrary
• *makarioi*: adjective, nominative masculine plural - blessed/happy
• *akouontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - hearing/listening to
• *logon*: noun, accusative masculine singular - word/message
• *Theou*: noun, genitive masculine singular - God/deity
• *phulassontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - keeping/guarding

Word Meanings

• *Menounge*: rather/indeed/on the contrary/yes rather
• *makarioi*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *akouontes*: hearing/listening to/heeding
• *logon*: word/message/saying
• *phulassontes*: keeping/guarding/observing

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But He replied, 'Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But he sayde: Ye happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he sayde: Yee blessed are they that heare the worde of God, and kepe it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But hee saide, Yea, rather blessed are they that heare the woorde of God, and keepe it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he sayde: Yea rather happy are they that heare the worde of God, and kepe it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he said, ‹Yea rather, blessed› [are] ‹they that hear the word of God, and keep it.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:47-48 : 47 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
• Luke 8:21 : 21 And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.
• Jas 1:21-25 : 21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and excess of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 For he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
• Isa 48:17-18 : 17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD your God who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go. 18 Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
• Matt 7:21-25 : 21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and cast out devils in your name, and done many wonderful works in your name?' 23 And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice iniquity.' 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
• Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
• John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• Ps 1:1-3 : 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.
• 1 John 3:21-24 : 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, then we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.
• Ps 119:1-6 : 1 ALEPH. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, and who seek Him with their whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity; they walk in His ways. 4 You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently. 5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes! 6 Then I shall not be ashamed, when I have respect to all Your commandments.
• Ps 128:1 : 1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways.
• Matt 12:48-50 : 48 But he answered and said to him who told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? 49 And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, Look, my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
• Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.